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. 2021 Mar 26:23:100232.
doi: 10.1016/j.jctube.2021.100232. eCollection 2021 May.

Tuberculosis Scientific Conferences in Peru: Sharing local evidence for local decisions

Alvaro Schwalb  1 , Rodrigo Cachay  1 , Maricela Curisinche-Rojas  2 , Eduardo Gotuzzo  1   3 , Julia Ríos  2 , César Ugarte-Gil  1   3
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Tuberculosis Scientific Conferences in Peru: Sharing local evidence for local decisions

Alvaro Schwalb et al. J Clin Tuberc Other Mycobact Dis. .

Abstract

Introduction: International conferences on tuberculosis (TB) have been held since the 19th century. In Peru, the TB Scientific Conferences have been held annually in Lima since 2013 as a means of developing a national TB research network and setting the stage for researchers and institutions to present and share new findings from studies conducted in Peru.

Methods: Systematization of information on speakers and presentations from TB Scientific Conferences in Peru. Presentation files and official agendas for the conferences from 2013 to 2019 were obtained from the Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Directorate's website.

Results: A total of 426 scientific presentations have been delivered by 230 speakers, with a steady annual increase. 37.1% of the talks were given by female speakers. To date, 61.4% of the research presented has been published. Out of all the studies, 10.9% (30/275) were part of international, multicentric research projects. Main research lines were epidemiology (40.1%), drug-resistance (29.6%) and treatment (22.1%).

Conclusions: TB Scientific Conferences serve as a platform to share region-specific TB evidence between local stakeholders (health officials, academics, and others) who aim to facilitate the implementation of measures with the goal of reducing the national gaps towards the End TB Strategy goals.

Keywords: Conferences; Institutions; Partnerships; Research; Tuberculosis.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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Number of presentations at the TB Scientific Conferences per year.
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Number of presentations at the TB Scientific Conferences per institution. UPCH: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. IMTAvH: Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt. SES: Socios En Salud (Partners In Health). INS: Instituto Nacional de Salud (National Institute of Health). DPCTB: Dirección de Prevención y Control de Tuberculosis (Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Directorate). SPN: Sociedad Peruana de Neumología (National Pulmonology Society). REPETUP: Red Peruana de Tuberculosis Pediátrica (Peruvian Network of Pediatric Tuberculosis).
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Topics covered by presentations at the TB Scientific Conferences.
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